Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She carries with her a set of lances, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has moderate length silver hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Griselda never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her half smiles and white eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ishte grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her parents enrolled her in a Bard school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1200 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears professional attire. Her dark red hair is still thick. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1400 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His long gray fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Sun enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 8000 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Jade (80 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His blonde hair is still thick. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Kody was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Kody has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears skinny pants and wears a brown and tan robe with the hood down. She wears her orange fur down. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Her childhood dream was to be a Herbalist, but she was a colossal failure. She struck the Farmer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and revenge

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Nature, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a brown costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. She carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished sai as well. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: She was born in the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Agnes's homeland. Agnes decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Agnes fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 16000 sp. Bloodstone (80 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears skinny pants and wears a grey and green robe with the hood down. Her hair is short and golden. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her parents enrolled her in a Warrior school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.